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Crypto Market Navigates Scams and DeFi Glitches

Published on March 11, 2026

Categories: Regulation Defi Security Scams Market Incidents

Recent incidents highlight ongoing challenges in the cryptocurrency market. US prosecutors have initiated forfeiture proceedings for $3.44 million in USDt linked to an alleged investment scam that defrauded victims of Ether. Separately, a pricing glitch within an external oracle solution used by Aave led to approximately $27 million in wstETH liquidations, though the lending platform has committed to covering the losses incurred by affected users.

US prosecutors moved to forfeit $3.44 million in USDt allegedly tied to a crypto investment scam that tricked victims into sending Ether to wallets controlled by fraudsters.

Capo, an external oracle solution used by Aave, triggered around $27 million in liquidations after a pricing glitch, but the lending platform said it is stepping in to cover the losses.

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